The US Court of Fairfax has ordered the actress to pay her ex-husband $15 million in damages. Johnny Depp was also found guilty of defamation and will have to pay two million dollars to Amber Heard.
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The verdict of an ultra-media trial. The jurors of the American court of Fairfax found guilty on Wednesday, June 1, Amber Heard of defamation against Johnny Depp. The American actress will have to pay 15 million dollars in damages to her ex-husband. However, Johnny Depp was also guilty of defamation of Amber Heard. The jury awarded the actress $2 million in damages.
The star of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga sued his ex-wife for a column published by the washington post in 2018, in which she said she was “a public figure representing domestic violence”. Even if he was not named, Johnny Depp believes that this platform destroyed his career and his reputation. He was claiming $50 million in damages.
Amber Heard, who appeared in particular in the films Justice League and Aquaman, had counter-attacked and she was asking for double damages. The 36-year-old actress claimed to have been defamed by a former lawyer for her ex-husband, who had described her accusations of domestic violence as “hoaxes” in April 2020.